Anatomy and Cell Biology 3319 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Neuroglia, Prefrontal Cortex, Pituitary Stalk
7 Oct 2016
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The thalamus is divided at the midline by the 3rd ventricle (beneath basal ganglia: halves are interconnected by the interthalamic adhesion. The fornix is a fiber tract connects parts of the temporal lobe (particularly the hippocampus) with the hypothalamus: see this later in the limbic system. Can see that the thalamus is located medially to the basal ganglia structures. Horizontal brain section showing the basal ganglia and thalamus. Know the major subdivisions of the thalamus, their main connections and primary function. Can see in the coronal cross section that the left and right thalamus are divided into a series of identical nuclei: each responsible for different things. The diencephalon includes the thalamus, hypothalamus, epithalamus (pineal) and the subthalamus. The thalamus is the largest component of the diencephalon and is located medial to the internal capsule at the midline on either side of the third ventricle.
